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Easily capture a screenshot of your iPad screen with this simple guide
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Taking a screenshot can be a great way to capture an image you found online, save a recipe, or share your screen with others. You can easily take a screenshot by pressing the Power button and Volume button at the same time. If your iPad has a Home button, you'll need to press the Power button and Home button together. You can also use AssistiveTouch to take a screenshot if your iPad buttons don't work. This wikiHow will show you how to take screenshots using your regular iPad, iPad Pro, Mini, or Air.
Things You Should Know
- If your iPad doesn't have a home button, press the Power button and either Volume button at the same time.
- If your iPad has a home button, press the Power button and the Home button at the same time.
- Screenshots can be found in the Photos app. Go to Albums , then Screenshots .
Steps
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Navigate to the screen you want to capture. This can be a recipe you want to save for later, a YouTube video , an app, or a specific webpage.
- If you want to record your screen , you'll need to use the Screen Recording app.
- Many iPads lack a Home button, including the iPad Air, iPad Pro, iPad Mini, and the 10th generation base iPad models.
- Some videos may show up as a black screen if they are DRM protected.
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Press the Power button and either Volume button at the same time. The Power button will be on the top-right edge of your iPad. The Volume button will be on the left side of your iPad. [1] X Research source
- On earlier iPad models, the Volume buttons may be located on the top-left edge of the iPad.
- You can use the Volume up or Volume down button. Both will work.
- Your screenshot will be taken.
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Tap the screenshot icon in the bottom-left corner. This will bring up the editing screen.
- To skip the editing screen, you can swipe left on the screenshot icon to quickly save it to your Camera Roll.
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Edit your screenshot. You can crop the screenshot by dragging the lines along the corners inward.
- You can also choose to open Markup , which will let you draw or add text directly on your screenshot.
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Tap Done . This will be in the top-left corner.
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Tap Save to Photos . You can also select Save to Files or Delete Screenshot to try again.
- Your photos will be saved to your Camera Roll in the Photos app.
- You can send photos from your iPad by email, AirDrop, and more. You can also transfer photos to a computer .
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Navigate to the screen you want to capture. This can be a recipe you want to save for later, a YouTube video, an app, or a specific webpage.
- Use this method if your iPad has a round physical Home button at the bottom, such as the 9th generation iPad, 3rd generation iPad Air, and iPad Pro 10.5".
- Some videos may show up as a black screen if they are DRM protected.
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Press the Power button and the Home button at the same time. The Power button will be on the top-right edge of your iPad. The Home button is the circular button at the bottom of your iPad screen.
- Quickly release both buttons after pressing them.
- Your screenshot will be taken and saved to the Camera Roll in the Photos app.
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Tap the screenshot icon in the bottom-left corner. This will bring up the editing screen.
- To skip the editing screen, you can swipe left on the screenshot icon to quickly save it to your Camera Roll.
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Edit your screenshot. You can crop the screenshot by dragging the lines along the corners inward.
- You can also choose to open Markup , which will let you draw or add text directly on your screenshot.
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Tap Done . This will be in the top-left corner.
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Tap Save to Photos . You can also select Save to Files or Delete Screenshot to try again.
- Your photos will be saved to your Camera Roll in the Photos app.
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Open the Settings app on your iPad. This is the grey cog icon.
- Use this method if your iPad's Power, Home, or Volume buttons are damaged. [2] X Research source
- Be sure to update your iPad .
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Tap Accessibility . This can be found in the middle of the page, next to the blue person icon.
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Tap Touch . This is a white pointing finger with a blue background.
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Tap AssistiveTouch and toggle it on . This will make a circle-shaped menu appear in the corner of your screen.
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Tap Customize Top Level Menu . This will take you to AssistiveTouch's quick functions.
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Tap + . By default, you should have six icons. Tap the + to add another action.
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Tap the blank tile. This will open a list of features you can add to the AssistiveTouch menu.
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Tap Screenshot , then Done . You may need to scroll to find this feature.
- The features are listed in alphabetical order within their separate categories.
- This will add Screenshot to AssistiveTouch.
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Navigate to the screen you want to capture. This can be a recipe you want to save for later, a YouTube video, an app, or a specific webpage.
- Some videos may show up as a black screen if they are DRM protected.
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Tap the AssistiveTouch icon. This is the circle-shaped menu on your screen. You can change its position by dragging it.
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Tap Screenshot . This looks like an outline of your device with a camera icon inside.
- AssistiveTouch will disappear briefly to take the screenshot.
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Tap the screenshot icon in the bottom-left corner. This will bring up the editing screen.
- To skip the editing screen, you can swipe left on the screenshot icon to quickly save it to your Camera Roll.
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Edit your screenshot. You can crop the screenshot by dragging the lines along the corners inward.
- You can also choose to open Markup , which will let you draw or add text directly on your screenshot.
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Tap Done . This will be in the top-left corner.
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Tap Save to Photos . You can also select Save to Files or Delete Screenshot to try again.
- Your photos will be saved to your Camera Roll in the Photos app.
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QuestionHow do I print out a full-sized screenshot on my printer?Community AnswerYou can email the photo to yourself, then access it on a computer and print it from there.
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QuestionHow can I convert a screenshot to a PDF file?Community AnswerYou could use a converter website or you can drag it on to your desktop and convert it in Preview, if you use a Mac.
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QuestionHow do I send a screenshot via email?Community AnswerScreenshot the thing you want to send, then find the paperclip for Gmail - or "attach file" option for other email services. Locate your screenshot, click it, then hit send.
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- If you want to sync the image to your computer, you can just connect your iPad to your computer with a USB cord and download the image through iTunes.Thanks
- If you have iCloud, then your screenshots will automatically be synced to your other iOS devices.Thanks
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1. Go to the screen you want to capture.
2. Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button.
3. Press and release the Home button.
4. Release the Sleep/Wake button.
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